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Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham

Historical Description

Monk Wearmouth Shore, a township in the parish of Monk Wearmonth, forming part of the county borough of Sunderland, in Durham. Area, 277 acres, besides 126 of water and foreshore; population, 20,077. See SUNDERLAND.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCounty Durham 
Civil parishMonk Wearmouth 
Poor Law unionSunderland 
WardChester 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Monk Wearmouth Shore from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering county Durham online:

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